Dilettante-ish.

Exploring the world through the lens of food & beverage.

Specializing in photography, digital marketing, social media, and content creation, Dilettante Hospitality is here to help you tell your story.

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FOOD.

DIGITAL MARKETING.

RESTAURANTS.

PHOTOGRAPHY.

SOCIAL MEDIA.

BEVERAGE.

PHOTOGRAPHY.

FOOD. DIGITAL MARKETING. RESTAURANTS. PHOTOGRAPHY. SOCIAL MEDIA. BEVERAGE. PHOTOGRAPHY.

Photography.

Specializing in food, beverage, and product photography for online menus, social media, email, website, and more.

Selected Portfolio

Not a critic, no reviews; wandering through the intersections of food, beverage, culture and society.

Writing.

Blog.

From food photography to social media, we combine years of hands-on experience in the industry with modern solutions to help simplify your world of food and beverage.

Services.

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OUR LATEST WORK…

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Working With Dilettante Hospitality…

  • "Jonathon is an incredible photographer with a wide range of skills and has helped 10C bring more storytelling to our imagery. Whether shooting food stills or the ambiance of people and vendors at the farmer's market, Jonathon's images always shine."

    Julia Grady, Executive Director, 10C Shared Space

  • "The quality of his work is a direct reflection of his thoughtful approach and deep understanding of our business and customers. Without a question, Jonathon’s efforts have added thousands of dollars to our bottom line."

    Andrew Wheeler, Owner, TOMME Cheese Shop

  • "Dilettante Hospitality has helped us take our social media and online presence to another level."

    Daniel Schmidt, General Manager, Royal City Brewing

  • "Working with Jonathon was a wonderful experience! He really took the time to understand the messages we wanted to share and captured beautiful images to support our storytelling work. I would recommend working with him to anyone looking for a caring and talented photographer!"

    Emily Hansen, SDG Cities Co-Lead, 10C Shared Space

  • "Passionate, professional, and on point - Dilettante Hospitality brings a unique creative perspective and is an asset to any project."

    Jared Ferrall, Co-Founder/Executive Chef, Crafty Ramen

Mangia, together. 🍝 Excited to start a new project with Buon Gusto, a top-notch Italian spot in downtown Guelph where everything is handmade and heartfelt. ♥️ Follow along over at @buongustoguelph 👋
Crafty Ramen but make it HelloFresh! 🍜✨ Always excited to share yet another milestone with the ever impressive team at Crafty, whose ramen kits are now available across the country with HelloFresh. After another photographer didn't quite deliver,
A welcome addition to neighbourhood, @bevsonbeverley ♥️ If you haven't already, you should stop by Bev's - the neighbourhood bar that The Ward has been crying out for ages for. Jenna's old school hospitality provides a warm and welcoming sp
The crazy ramen adventure continues! 🍜✨🚀 Crafty Ramen is now available in well over 1000 grocery stores across Canada. As always, very proud of all of the hard work and dedication that went into this major milestone from the entire team at Crafty.
A few set shots from earlier this summer w/ @ward1studios 🎥✨ I was asked to join the talented folks at Ward 1 Studios on set to provide food styling and photography for a great project with the Ontario Sheep Farmers (@ontario.sheep.farmers) 🐑 The
When your favourite pub asks you to take photos for a website update, you say yes. 🫡 The Fat Duck is the pub you always wished to have in your life: warm, inviting, with a true sense of community and easily some of the best food in Guelph (don't sl
🍜✨🍜✨🍜✨ Recent Noodle Shop shots for @crafty_ramen, informed heavily by the work of @kerawongphotography @creativebykera whose images I've really been digging lately. Shooting with a more narrow aperture to get everything on the table in focus i
Mostly food, sometimes portraits. 💅🏻✨ Portraits have always been a bit of a blind spot for me; I find food photos much easier. Food doesn't move around and I don't have to tell it what to do. I usually end up rushing through people photos and not

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